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Tornado Watch 190
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Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Moderate Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
High Low
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Moderate

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   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 190
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1245 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   
   * TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
     SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS
     WESTERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI
   
   * EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1245 PM UNTIL
     1000 PM CDT.
   
   * PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
     SEVERAL TORNADOES POSSIBLE
     NUMEROUS DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY
     SEVERAL LARGE HAIL EVENTS LIKELY WITH A FEW VERY LARGE HAIL
       EVENTS TO 2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
   
   THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 115 STATUTE
   MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF
   COLUMBIA MISSOURI TO 45 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF JOPLIN MISSOURI. 
   FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
   OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).
   
   PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
   
   REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
   TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
   AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
   THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
   AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
   
   &&
   
   OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 189...
   
   DISCUSSION...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG A
   SURFACE COLD FRONT AND REMNANT OUTFLOW BOUNDARY ACROSS THE WATCH
   AREA DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS...BEFORE CONGEALING INTO ONE OR MORE
   ORGANIZED CLUSTERS LATER THIS AFTERNOON.  BEFORE UPSCALE GROWTH
   OCCURS...A FEW SUPERCELLS ARE POSSIBLE...ACCOMPANIED BY A RISK FOR
   TORNADOES...IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL.  THEREAFTER...DAMAGING WIND
   GUSTS MAY BECOME THE MORE PROMINENT THREAT.
   
   AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
   SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
   WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
   500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24040.
   
   
   ...KERR
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